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First off, I want to thank God for blessing me live another year. Of course a lot of things happened that I didn't like (or didn't work hard enough to change) this year but the good sure did out weigh the bad..........

For this month's B.O.M.B. review, I am highlighting Beauty Bakerie's Neapolitan EyesCream Eyeshadow Palette. Of course, I am a sucker for neutral palettes (like I don't have enough of them) but when I saw this newly released palette, I had to get my hands on it..........

Since Christmas is coming up pretty soon, I wanted to purchase some scented candles to use during the Holidays. So I took advantage of the Bath & Body Works 3-wick candle sale ($10 off) to stack up on some candles to place all over my apartment..........

With Christmas just around the corner, there are some Holiday makeup collections that I want to get my hands on and there are some items that are out now that I plan on picking up before the end of the year. I also want to pick up some items to help me along my fitness journey as well..........

Happy November and can you believe that this year is almost over?????? Since it's almost Christmas time, some great holiday beauty and makeup collections are coming out which is putting me in full shopping mode......but before I indulge in all of that, let me talk about a mascara that I purchased during the end of summer.....The Tarte Gifted Amazonian Clay Smart Mascara..........

If you know me.....then you would know that I can eat a whole pint of ice cream in one setting without any hesitation. From Ben and Jerry's to Blue Bell, I enjoy a pint of ice cream from time to time. As you may know, eating a pint of ice cream is not the healthiest snack to enjoy and many brands pack a lot of calories. I'm not giving up on my ice cream but I began looking for other frozen treats that I can enjoy without all the guilt and I ended up finding recipes for a healthy alternative to ice cream......."Nice" Cream..........

I haven't posted a #FitFriday post in awhile and I miss highlighting some amazing health and fitness people on YouTube. So today, I'm kicking it back off with another great workout that you can do in your personal space at home..........

Let me first off say that I am loving all of the B.O.M.B. challenges that I am seeing on YouTube right now which inspired this type of post. In case you don't know what it means, it stands for Black Owned Makeup Brands. Many YouTubers are highlighting Black owned makeup brands to their audience and to bring support to the brand. This was especially important to me because as a black woman, I want to start supporting more Black owned businesses............

Let me first start off by saying that when Tarte first released their original Tarteist Contour Palette, I was exited to try it until I saw some reviews on it. The biggest problem I saw with the original contour palette was that this didn't work for all skin tones (especially brown to dark skin women like myself). When I sampled it at Ulta, the dark colors came off kind of grayish on my skintone so it was a definite no go for me..........

Earlier this summer when Urban Decay previewed their fall collection, the one thing that caught my eye was the All Nighter Foundation. I loved their All Nighter Makeup Spray and I am also a fan of their Naked Foundation, so when this was released, I had to get my hands on this..........

My facial skincare routine for my acne skin has changed up a bit since last year but I believe that the routine that I am doing this year has approved my skin drastically. Today, I am going to discuss the products that I use for my morning routine..........

**If you missed part 3 of my "The Acne Diary Series", please clickHEREto check it out**

So if you have been keeping up with me with this series, you know what I have been discussing with things that I am doing and products that I have been using to clear up my acne. Today, I want to discuss one of the most important routines that I do to help keep my skin clear.....Makeup Removal..........

I wanted to discuss a few things that I picked up this month that I am trying for the first time or just some food that I want to highlight during this haul. I didn't show everything that I purchased or the usual suspects (meat, milk, fruit, vegetables, and etc.) but I may show more of these in future grocery haul post..........

For Mother's Day, my husband gave me an Ulta gift card along with many other gifts and I decided to pick up the Too Faced "Cocoa Contour" Face Contouring and Highlighting Kit in Medium to Deep..........

**If you missed the first part of this series, please click HERE to check it out**

Continuing from the first post, I have already washed, conditioned and deep conditioned my hair using the Hask Hair Charcoal with Citrus Oil products. Now that my hair and scalp is clean, I began to detangle my hair and use the LOC method to lock in moisture in my hair..........

For my acne series, I am going to start adding acne products for review to see how it will react to my oily, acne prone skin. So for my first review in this series, I am going to talk about the Neutrogena Acne Correct and Cover Moisturizer in the shade "Medium to Tan"..........

Today I will be reviewing the Dove Dry Spray "Cool Essentials" Antiperspirant Deodorant. I received this product from Influenster as part of their Target Dry Spray VoxBox campaign. When I first started to use the spray, I was very nervous because I have had bad reactions to deodorant sprays in the past..........

Hello March and let's start off this month with a mini haul of hair products that I picked up from Shea Moisture. Lately, Shea Moisture has been releasing new hair lines these last couple of months to meet almost every hair need that people has been asking for.........

I am going to start a new series on my blog called "The Acne Diary Series". To give a little background on my acne condition, I have always had acne since puberty (I would say around 13 years old) and now it has transitioned into adult acne. I have kept it under control pretty well over the years but last year, it took a turn for the worse..........